Notice Information
Notice Title
Laboratory Water Testing Services
Notice Description
Requirement: The collection and analysis of samples for portable water to comply latest Water Supply (water quality) regulations. 1.To provide Portsmouth Water with a courier services, sampling bottles, crates and analytical services. For the avoidance of doubt, this shall not include providing any sampling activities. 2. Accredited at all times to ISO17025 and DWTS and able to demonstrate UKAS Demonstration Scope 3 To report all analysis results within the required timeframe.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Requirement: The collection and analysis of samples for portable water to comply latest Water Supply (water quality) regulations. 1.To provide Portsmouth Water with a courier services, sampling bottles, crates and analytical services. For the avoidance of doubt, this shall not include providing any sampling activities. 2. Accredited at all times to ISO17025 and DWTS and able to demonstrate UKAS Demonstration Scope 3 To report all analysis results within the required timeframe.
Renewal: The initial term of the contract is is 5 years (60 months), with an optional extension period of up to a further a 5 years (60 months). The optional extension will be at Portsmouth Water's discretion and will be dependent on the volume and throughput of work available, and Contractor performance.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04c816
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004761-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
71900000 - Laboratory services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £385,772 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 3 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Nov 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- PORTSMOUTH WATER
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Paul Swaine
- Contact Email
- paul.swaine@portsmouthwater.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 2392499888, +44 7715178637
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HAVANT
- Postcode
- PO9 1LG
- Post Town
- Portsmouth
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ35 South Hampshire
- Delivery Location
- TLJ South East (England), TLJ35 South Hampshire
-
- Local Authority
- Havant
- Electoral Ward
- Havant St Faith's
- Westminster Constituency
- Havant
Further Information
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